Box-car.



J. H. WEISBROD. Box GAR.

Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

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J. H. W EISBROD.

BOX GAR.

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JACOB H. VIEISBROD, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAR. AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BOX-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11 9, i 9i 3.

Application filed November 22, 1911. Serial No. 661,801.

To a whom it may concern:

lie it known that 1, Jason H. lVEIsBROD. a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in BoXCars, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partoftlns specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a box car of my improved construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a. horizontal section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an elevation of a portion of a box car showing a modification of my improved invention. Fig. is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the upper end of one of the side posts used in connection with the modified construction illustrated in Figs. at and Fig. 7 is a horizontal section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a vertical section taken through the side wall of a further modified form of my improved car. Fig. 9 is a detail vertical section taken approximately on the line 99 of Fig. 8 and looking in the direction inclicated by the arrow on said line. Fig. 10 is a detail horizontal section taken through one of the side posts utilized in the construction shown in Figs. 8 and 9. Fig. 11 is a horizontal section taken through the corner of a further modified form of my improved car. Fig. 12 is a horizontal section taken through the corner of a further modified construction. Fig. 13 is a detail section illustrating the construction employed in the lower portion of the side wall of the car and the flooring thereof., Fignlt is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 14-44 of Fig. 13.

This invention relates generally to new and useful improvements in car construction and particularly to that ty'pe'of cars known as freight or box cars.

.prop'erly termed a sheathingless' box car.

A further object of my invention is to provide walls for .a box car which are made up of a series of supcr-imposed timbers, the ends of which are supported by the side posts forming a part of the frame of the on r body.

A further object of my invention is to provide simple means for maintaining perfectly tight joints between the timbers forming the walls of my improved car, which joints areliable to open as a result of shrinlc age of the timbers and the wear and move ments thereof resulting from service strains.

lVith the above objects in view my invention consists inthe novel arrangement, construction and combination of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring by numeralsto the accompanying drawings, and particularly to the con struction illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 1 designates the side sill of the car underframe which, in the present instance, is preferably a' commercially rolled member of Zshape, and positioned in the top thereof is a wooden rail or nailing strip 2 adapted to receive the ends of the flooring timbers 3. i 4 designates the top side plate preferably in the form of a commercially rolled angle, and positioned between the side sill 1 and said plate and suitably spaced apart are side posts 5 preferably in the form of channels. The lower ends of these posts are riveted or fixed in any suitable manner to the vertical web of the side sill l and the upper-ends of said posts are preferably fixed to the bottom flange of the plate 4 by .means of angle brackets 6. Diagonally disposed brace meinbers 7 are arranged between the side sill 1 and plate 4, and extending from the plate 4 on one side of the car body to the other are carlines 8 of any desired construction.

9 designates a vertically disposed retain ing strip which is fixed to the inner face of each post 5 and the sides 9 of this retaining strip are spaced apart from the sideportions of the post 5 in order to form vertically disposed grooves or spaceslO, which are occupied by the ends of the timbers forming. the wall of the car. A filler strip 11 preferably of Wood occupies the spacein the center of this retainin strip. The outer upper corher of the rail or nailing strip 2 is rabbeted as designated by 1210 form a groove, and the lower ends of the retaining strip '9 extend from this groove upward to a point a short distance below the upper end of the post 5.

Fixed to the upper end of the central portion of the retaining strip is the lower end of an upwardly projecting plate or tongue 13, the upper portion of which occupies the same vertical plane with the side portions 9 of the retaining strip 9. This plate or tongue 13 is adapted to receive and retain in proper position the upper one of the timbers forming the wall of the car body.

The side wall oithe car is composed of a series of boards or planks 14 set on edge and arranged one above the other, and the inner faces of the ends of theseplan-ks are preferably rabbeted or cut away designated by 14' in order to accommodate the side portions 9* of the retaining'strips 9, and thus when the planks are properly positioned betweenthe posts 5' the inner faces oi said planks will lie flush with the inner faces of the side portions 9 of the retaining strips.

A sutlicient number of planks are arranged on top or" one another to form a Wall extending to a point substantially above'the upper ends of the retaining strips 9 and positioned on top of the wall thus formed is a top plank 1e which occupies a position behind the plates or tongues 13. The inner tare of this top plank is grooved as designated by lbflm receive the upper portion of the plates or tongues 13. The top plank 14 is of such width that its upper edge occupies a horizontal plane substantially above the plane occupied by the lower edge of the bottom flange of the top plate 4 and said top plank is practically continuous from the en of the car to the side door post so that when it is in proper position itoverlies the top row of p anks 14. By thus making the top plank 14 practically continuous from the end of the car to the side door post it is only necessary to utilize a comparatively small number of devices for supplying downward pressure to said top plank and to maintain tight.- joints between the planks 14., which latter only extend between the uprights By arranging the top plank 1.4 so as to overlap to a considerable extent the'lowcrportion of the side plate a, said top plank can be drawn downward a considerable distance and still maintain a comparatively tight joint between the upper-portion of the side wall of the car and the side plate.

16 designates a vertically disposed rod, the upper end oi which is fixed in any suitable manner to the top plank or timber 14 preferably at a point adjacenteach post 5, and the lower end of this rod extends through the bottom flange of the side sill 1. and positioned on the threaded end of said rod below said flange is a nut 17,

in the construction just described the ends of the planks 1-4 are positioned in the spaces 10 between the posts and the side portions 9 of the retaining strips after which the top plank 14: is placed in position between the upper portions of the posts 5 and the plates or tongues 13 on said posts,

and by tightening the nuts 1'? on the lower ends of the rods 16 the upper plank 14 is drawn'down against the upper one of the planks 14, and; inturn the planks 14 are drawn into close engagement with one. an other, thereby forming perfectly tight joints between all of said planks which form the walls of the car. When the joints between the planks have become loose as a result of service SllillllS or by reason of the shrinkage of the planks, the joints between the samecan be readily tightened by a proper manipulation of the nuts 17.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive the side posts 18 of the car body are preferably in the form of commercially rolled I-beams, the ends of which are attached in any suitable manner to the side sills and plates of the car fram and fixed to the webs of the I-beam posts are filler blocks or strips 19 which terminate a short distance in front of the inner flanges of said posts, thereby forming vertically disposed spaccs 20 which are occupied by the ends of the planks forming the car wall. in this particular construction the upper inner corner of each post is notched or cut away, as designated by 18, in order,

to acconnnodate the upperlone ofthe planks forming the side wall, and which up or plank is, as heretofore stated; practiczilly continuous fromt'hc end of the car to the side door post. lu this construction the means utilized for drawing the upper one of the planks downward to form tight joints between the wall planks l utilize an eye-bolt E1, the upper end of which is carried by a stud or bolt 22 projecting from the upper one of the wall timbers, and the lower end of this eye-bolt is threaded and passes through a bracket 23, which latter is fixed to and projects laterally from the upper portion of the post 18. A nut 21 is positioned on the threaded end of the eye-bolt beneath the bracket 22, and if desired, a suitable locking device 23 may be applied to said nut.

in the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 8 to 10 inclusive the side posts of the car body comprise a. pair of deep channels 24 arranged back to back and positioned within each channel is a filler block or strip 25. The ends of the wall-planks or timbers occupy the spacer within this channel members in front 0 the tiller strips, and the in; nor legs or iianges of said channel members are cut away as designated by 26 at points adjacent the upper. endsof said members,

The uppermost one of each series of planks is raised so that its ends occupy positions above the cut away portions 26 in order to permit the last one of the series of planks to be inserted through said cut away portions, and after this has been accomplished the top-most plank is lowered until its lower edge rests upon the upper edge of the next adjacent plank. The means utilized for tightening the joints between the wall planks in this construction comprises vertically disposed rods 27 connected at their upper ends to the top planks, and theirlower ends being threaded to receive nuts :28 beneath the horizontally disposed flange of the side sill.

In the modified construction illustrated in Fig. 11 the side posts 29 are preferably in the form of Z-bars and the ends of the planks forming the side walls of the car engage behind retaining strips 30, which latter are fixed to the side posts.

In the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 12 to lainclusive the side sill of the car underfraine is in the form ofa vertically disposed channel 31, and the side posts are in the form of I-beams 32 pivoted on their sides with filler strips 33. In this construction the flooring 34rrests directly where a perfectly tight wall is provided and a where the joints between the planks or timbers forming the wall become loose through service or as the result of shrinkage said joints can be easily and quickly tightened by a proper manipulation of the nuts of the rods or bolts connected to the uppermost series of wall planks.

My improved construction does away entirely with the use of sheathing or outer siding, and for this reason the weight of a car I can be materially reduced without imparing its strength, and by doing away with the use of sheathing or siding the cost of construction is materially reduced.

It will be readily understood thatminor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved car can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the. scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a car wall construction a series of side posts, a series of superimposed wall members positioned between said posts and means including brackets on the posts and members attached. to the uppermost one of the wall members and adj ustabl y connected to the brackets for applying pressure to the uppermost one of said members to tighten the joints between all of said members.

2. In a car wall construction the combination with posts, of a series of wall planks, the ends of which are arranged to slide upon said posts, and means including brackets on the posts, and rods attached to the uppermost one of the series of wall planks and. adjustably connected to'the brackets for i1nparting movement to the uppermost one of said wall members for'tightening the joints between all or said members.

3. In a car wall construction, a series of super-imposed wallm'embers positioned between a pair of uprights andmeans including brackets fixed to the uprights, and rods attached to the uppermost one of the series of wall members and adjustably connected to the brackets forshifting the position of the uppermost one of said wall members to tighten the joints between all of said mem hers.

4. Ina car wall construction the combination with grooved. uprights, of super-imposed wall members, the ends of which occupy the grooves in the uprights, brackets on the grooved uprights, rods attached to the uppermost one of the series of wall members, the lower ends of which rods pass through the brackets, and nuts screw seated on the lower ends of said rods.

In a car wall construction the combination with grooved uprights, of super-imposed wall members, the ends of which occupy the grooves in the uprights and means including brackets on the grooved uprights, rods attached to theuppermost one of the series of wall members, and nuts on the lower ends of said rods for locking the wall members in position between said uprights.

6. In a car construction the combination with a series of grooved side posts, of horizontally disposed members forming the walls of the car, the ends of which members are positioned in the grooves of the posts and means comprising brackets on the grooved posts, rods attached to the uppermost one of the horizontally disposed members, and nuts located on the lower ends of said rods beneath the brackets for imparting movement to one of" said members for tightening the joints bet-ween all of said members.

7. In a. car construction the combination with a series of grobved side posts, of horizontally disposed members forming the walls of the car, the ends of which members tinuous wall member positioned onto are positioned in the grooves of the posts and adjust-able means comprising brackets on the grooved posts, rods attached to the 8. In a car wall construction, the 'combi-- nation with a series of side posts, of a series of superimposed wall members positioned between each adjacent pair of posts, a con;

0 the upper row of the series of wall mem ers, and means for applying pressure to said continuous wall member to tighten the joints between all of the superimposed memhers, which pressure-applying means comprises brackets on a fixed part of the car body, rods attached to the continuous wall member, the lower ends of which rod enigage the brackets and nuts screw-seated on said rods.

t). In car construction, the combination with a series of posts, of a series of superim posed wall members arrangedbetween each adjacent pair of posts, a continuous wall member positioned on top of the upper row of the superimposed wall members, and means for applying pressure to said continuous wall member for tightening the joints between the superimposed wall-mem' here.

10. In car construction, the combination with a series of posts, ofa series of superimposed wall members arranged between each adjacent pa r of posts, a continuous wall Copies of this patent/may be attained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner 0! Patent,

member positioned on the top row of the superimposed wall members, which continnous wall member normally extends a sub stantial distance above the lower edge of thetop of the side plate of the car frame, and means for applying downward pressure to said continuous wall member to tighten the joints between all of the superimposed wall members.

11. In car constructi0n,,the combination with a series of posts, of a series of superimposed wall members arranged between each adjacent pair of posts, acontinuous wall member positioned on top of the upper row of the superimposed members, which continuous member normally extends a substantial distance above the lower ed 'e of the side plate of the car frame, and adjustable means connected directly to said continous wall member for drawing the same I downward and applying pressure to the superimposed wall members and to close the joints between said members.

12. In a car, the combination of side walls and an exterior framing, of a tightening rod located on the exterior of said car, said rod having a tightening nut, and an abutment for said nut, said abutment being-associated with said car framing and located in a plane outside of said wall, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 15th day of November, 1911.

JACOB H. wnisnnon.

Witnesses:

OSCAR HooHBERc, JAMns J. Coornn.

Washington, D. 0. 

